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what we were told that's definitely going to favor romney right? okay so turns out that exit polls found voters were less likely to blame obama for the downey conme. that message didn't stick and more voters said they felt like president obama could better relate to them and that's sort of what analysts say helped push the president over the edge. >> very interesting. i know you want to add something. >> what do we know about the people who then did vote for the president? >> we know that obama did hold on to his key constituencies and here's how it broke down. we know that he took women by more than 11 points. 90% of the black population voted for him. and 70% went for obama. voters younger than 45 favored obama as well as families within comes less than $50,000. mitt romney won among men, whites, seniors and those with family incomes of $50,000 or more. >> i wanted to ask you about i heard interesting comments on the radio this morning and read comments that were said yesterday. super storm sandy, the impact of that. again, talking about the exit
what we were told that's definitely going to favor romney right? okay so turns out that exit polls found voters were less likely to blame obama for the downey conme. that message didn't stick and more voters said they felt like president obama could better relate to them and that's sort of what analysts say helped push the president over the edge. >> very interesting. i know you want to add something. >> what do we know about the people who then did vote for the president? >>...
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right now, 47.2% for romney's 45.6%. so basically kind of a dead heat right now. >>> let's say good morning to dave ross here with your sports breakfast. >> speaking of dead heats, we have a dead heat in the national league east, three times tied for first place. >> that is exciting. the nats are one of them. we had gonzalez on the mound yesterday. trying to go for a quick sweep of those atlanta braves. got them down there in atlanta last week. started off really well when steve lombardozzi takes him out. >> that was bryce, right? >> look where that thing lands. upper tank right there. that is a blast. a lot of people have been questioning his power. he has power and it is coming. >> questioning? >> well, is he going to be like a double hitter. he will hit for average and for purchase. it wasn't enough yesterday. those two runs the only two runs the nats got on the day. hayward with a two rbi single right there and the nat lose 3- #. >>> tiger woods at the memorial if you didn't see this, the level of difficulty of this
right now, 47.2% for romney's 45.6%. so basically kind of a dead heat right now. >>> let's say good morning to dave ross here with your sports breakfast. >> speaking of dead heats, we have a dead heat in the national league east, three times tied for first place. >> that is exciting. the nats are one of them. we had gonzalez on the mound yesterday. trying to go for a quick sweep of those atlanta braves. got them down there in atlanta last week. started off really well when...
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campaign is allowing the obama campaign, to kind of define mitt romney right now, suicide an out sourcer some body who -- as an out sourcer some body who haslet less than transparent business dealings. >> i love it when you guys have them together it makes -- call me a political junkie makes for good debate. >> house rough representatives, repealed a vote, for wednesday, for affordable medical care. >> it is likely to pass the house of representatives even a couple democrats will join in the vote for repeal they see it as a tax they are going to vote to get rid of it. while it passes the house of representatives it is not likely to go any where in the senate if it did president obama would veto it. there are not the votes to veto it. this may be their last chance to do it, before they head out on the trail, to say we are absolutely against this, we will repeal it that dove tails in well with the romney campaign narrative on day one of his presidency should he be elected to the oval office he will start the process to roll back and then ultimately repeal affordable care act. >> sounds lik
campaign is allowing the obama campaign, to kind of define mitt romney right now, suicide an out sourcer some body who -- as an out sourcer some body who haslet less than transparent business dealings. >> i love it when you guys have them together it makes -- call me a political junkie makes for good debate. >> house rough representatives, repealed a vote, for wednesday, for affordable medical care. >> it is likely to pass the house of representatives even a couple democrats...
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. >> i think it's fair to ask the ann romney the right person to advise him on that when she had a much more privileged version of a stay at home wife. >> reporter: president obama is showing some support saying rosen's comments were the wrong thing to say and adding candidates' spouses should not be criticized. >>> a victory for vincent orange for the d.c. council at large seat beating chat engineer sekou biddle by just 1 -- the challenger see cow bindle by just 1,700 -- sekou biddle by just 1,700 votes. orange now faces icil member mi republican mary brooks beatty and independent david grosso on the november ballot. >>> we're getting our first look at the witness list for john edwards' trial. it includes the woman at the heart of the sex scandal is that destroyed his career. shawn yancy is everywhere at 11. >> edwards' hunter rielle hunter is expected to testify with his oldest daughter kate. edwards is facing six counts in the federal court related to nearly $1 million in campaign money used to hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 presidential bid. >>> the fbi and officials fro
. >> i think it's fair to ask the ann romney the right person to advise him on that when she had a much more privileged version of a stay at home wife. >> reporter: president obama is showing some support saying rosen's comments were the wrong thing to say and adding candidates' spouses should not be criticized. >>> a victory for vincent orange for the d.c. council at large seat beating chat engineer sekou biddle by just 1 -- the challenger see cow bindle by just 1,700 --...
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we'll be right back. [ romney ] this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at risk. the romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families. north american energy independence. create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >>> iran frees a christian pastor. he was on death row facing the death sentence for refusing to renounce his christian faith. he converted from islam as a teenager and has been held since 2009. iranian officials dropped the charges and gave him credit for time served when they released him over the weekend. >>> teachers in chicago are set to go on strike today for the first time in 25 years. another round of contract talks stalled again late la
we'll be right back. [ romney ] this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at risk. the romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families. north american energy...
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now and into romney, winchester and front royal and we'll watch this from down here. we'll keep on going, shawn and laura. the weather keeps on going. >> and that does. >> thank you so much. >>> we're hearing a lot of information about what is going in prince georges county. mark brady with the prince georges county police and fire department join us new with the latest and thanks for joining us. we were talking about lightening strikes and a fire? what is the late of the the situation with that? where is that located? >> and we were battling a working -- work-intensive fire in a three-story garden apartment, and in that 6800 block of riverdale and the storm is rolling through, the buildings, the lightning strike for the attic area and that is where a lot of the utility cables are located and that is including the electric and cables that shot of lightning that sent a charge throughout three of the buildings and that is -- firefighter his to go in and open up the attic area and go down and look through that and open up that and can you see the markers from the wire wh
now and into romney, winchester and front royal and we'll watch this from down here. we'll keep on going, shawn and laura. the weather keeps on going. >> and that does. >> thank you so much. >>> we're hearing a lot of information about what is going in prince georges county. mark brady with the prince georges county police and fire department join us new with the latest and thanks for joining us. we were talking about lightening strikes and a fire? what is the late of the...
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i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> right now, a baseball looks more like a basketball. they are seeing the ball so well, they aren't phased by the giant's pitching staff, which happens to be the best in baseball. in four victories, the nats outscored the giants. tonight with jordan zimmerman's e.r.a., the nats are in good hands yet again. and tonight's game started at 10:15 in san francisco. very first inning, and gets angel pagan to go down swinging. let's stay in the first inning. two on for pablo. he grounds to the right side. the dive, he slips for the out and the nats escape the inning unharmed. bottom of the 2nd, the giants do strike. that is brandon, off the wall it goes. that's a double, the giants up 1-0. that's where it stand right now in the fifth. >> the orioles hosting the red sox looking to improve to 6-2. bottom of the 3rd, omar with the solo shot crushed over the right field wall. that his third of the season. orioles up quickly. 1-0. bottom 5. tied at 1. and the uva product goes to right field. another solo shot and lead 2-1. bottom 6th, reynolds does i
i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> right now, a baseball looks more like a basketball. they are seeing the ball so well, they aren't phased by the giant's pitching staff, which happens to be the best in baseball. in four victories, the nats outscored the giants. tonight with jordan zimmerman's e.r.a., the nats are in good hands yet again. and tonight's game started at 10:15 in san francisco. very first inning, and gets angel pagan to go down swinging. let's stay in the...
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. >>> ahead, president obama and challenger mitt romney on the campaign trail. we'll get an update there. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >>> there are now just four weeks until the presidential election and a new research poll shows republican mitt romney has surged after the first debate, now leading president obama 49 to 45%. >> romney will campaign in iowa today while the president heads to battleground ohio and the first lady joins supporters in loudoun county, virginia. >> reporter: president obama campaigning in california speaking to donors at a $20,000 per ticket dinner in
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romney 's right to say -- they criticized his policies and supported obama's policies. on the issue of the auto bailout, they supported obama. >> okay. so once again, there's truth in both ads. >> yeah. it's complicated. >> it is . i guess in many of these ads, they are stretching the truth or leaving out key facts. they are not necessarily out right lies. >> right. that's the big thing thing. you are not getting the full context. >> okay. let's go to another ad. this is going to be pro romney. this one is getting a lot of play. a woman says she went on the internet to find out what romney's views were. >> those ads say mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraceptions seemed extreme. i looked into it. turns out romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest or to save a mother's life. >> she goes on to say that besides for her it's really all about the economy. talk to me about this. is there truth in here? >> this ad is broadly speaking true. no politician is proposing to ban contraception. the issue he
romney 's right to say -- they criticized his policies and supported obama's policies. on the issue of the auto bailout, they supported obama. >> okay. so once again, there's truth in both ads. >> yeah. it's complicated. >> it is . i guess in many of these ads, they are stretching the truth or leaving out key facts. they are not necessarily out right lies. >> right. that's the big thing thing. you are not getting the full context. >> okay. let's go to another ad....
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>> governor romney? >> first of all, as you know the pacs that run ads on various candidates as we unfortunately know in this -- >> i'm looking for an answer to the question first. [ cheering and applause ] >> we have plenty of time. i'll get there. i'll do it in the order i want to do. i believe that as you realize that the super pacs run ads and if they ever run an ad or say something that's not accurate, i hope they either take off the ad or make it correct. i guess that you said they said that you voted to make felons seat, is that it? >> that's correct. -- vote, is that? t? >> that's correct. that's what the ad said. first i'm asking you to answer the question. it's my time. >> that was at the beginning. the subject of super pacs came up again at the end newt gingrich making similar demands on romney to reign in his supporters. gingrich has virtually conceded that a victory for romney in south carolina would assure his nomination as president obama's rival in the fall. >> laura evans tonight. the so
>> governor romney? >> first of all, as you know the pacs that run ads on various candidates as we unfortunately know in this -- >> i'm looking for an answer to the question first. [ cheering and applause ] >> we have plenty of time. i'll get there. i'll do it in the order i want to do. i believe that as you realize that the super pacs run ads and if they ever run an ad or say something that's not accurate, i hope they either take off the ad or make it correct. i guess...
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romney right now has 43% in the suffolk tracking poll. santorum only has 5. so romney still has what could be an insurmountable lead but then again, just two, three weeks ago, nobody expected rick santorum to finish so well in iowa and here he is, just eight votes behind the person who has been the frontrunner for over a year, mitt romney. >> a lot of people say iowa is very different though from new hampshire. do we think -- is there any thought out there that santorum can keep the traction, the momentum that he has going into new hampshire? >> last night after it became clear that it was going to be either romney or santorum who was going to finish, they actually both spoke before the official results came in, but one of the santorum senior staffers told fox that they now believe this is just a two- person race for the nomination, romney and santorum. if he doesn't do well in new hampshire, there is always south carolina, which a lot of people say is the first contest which is really representative, very similar to the make-up of the rest of the country in
romney right now has 43% in the suffolk tracking poll. santorum only has 5. so romney still has what could be an insurmountable lead but then again, just two, three weeks ago, nobody expected rick santorum to finish so well in iowa and here he is, just eight votes behind the person who has been the frontrunner for over a year, mitt romney. >> a lot of people say iowa is very different though from new hampshire. do we think -- is there any thought out there that santorum can keep the...
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payments, if they are doing the right thing. >> mitt romney appeared in north carolina, just three days after voters banned same-sex unions. romney focused his remarks on blasting labor unions. >> the president doesn't want to play fair. he wants to do the bidding of these old union ceo bosses. >> reporter: romney says as president he would knock down obama administration rules. >> we believe in freedom and letting people choose whether or not parts of unions and if i'm president, i'm going to turn that freedom. >> reporter: analysts say romney spent the entire week in catchup mode. >> he wants to concentrate on the uncertainty, the economic uncertainty. >> reporter: fox 5 political analyst says with news that the cia foiled a terrorist bomb plot and the president supporting same-sex marriage, the romney campaign has been struggling to keep up. >> any time the subject matter goes anywhere else, it doesn't help mitt romney. he hasn't reached that crucial point where people are voting affirmatively for romney. >> reporter: with early visits to nevada and north carolina in this election cy
payments, if they are doing the right thing. >> mitt romney appeared in north carolina, just three days after voters banned same-sex unions. romney focused his remarks on blasting labor unions. >> the president doesn't want to play fair. he wants to do the bidding of these old union ceo bosses. >> reporter: romney says as president he would knock down obama administration rules. >> we believe in freedom and letting people choose whether or not parts of unions and if i'm...
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those are the ones that mitt romney is playing to. >> right and mitt romney had sound bites ready to go, quick quip between the two of them j. he's not happen he lost his front-runner status and poured all the time and money into the campaign and rick perry walls in and is the front runner. mitt romney is ready to be aggressive and to put rick perry on the aggressive and frame him as one word, one word only: up electable. that is mitt romney's ticketet to the nomination. to -- ticket to the nomination,up electable. >> and look those lines, rick perry took a lot of heat over the executive order issue when they were talking about hpv vaccines for sixth graders in texas. let's listen to some of the debate over that last mit. >> if i had it to do -- last night. >> if i had to do it over again, i would have done it deaf leaptry. i would have gone to the legislature and working him -- worked with them. what was driving mewas making a difference about young people's lives. cervical cancer is a horrible way to die and i happen to think what we were trying to do was to clearly send a -- clear
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man the odd comments from anco fro amusing some might say sad debate just right after the break. s down and dirty. dir >> donald trump opened the candidates candidates agreed that they would all t support the republican nomineere even if it's donald trump. however, trump says that he'smpt the only one who could defeat hillary in november.r. >> i beat hillary clinton inon many polls, the pew poll justewu came out.came i beat hillary clinton in a recent fox poll. i beat hillary clinton inil u.s.a. today. tod i beat her today in a poll inoln ohio. i beat -- i'm the only one onl th b and i haven't -- i have not started ontial nominee mitt romney held a press conference tdi o the presn trump fired back. >> his bankruptcies havetcs have crushed small businesses andma the men and women who work forlr them. he inherited his business.is bun he didn't create it.eat and whatever happened to trump y? and then there't trumpt trump magazine and trump vodka and trump stakes and trumptr mortgage.mort a business genius he is not. no. >> well, look, he was a failed candidate.ca he should have beat
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right now. him finishing in second, does that put him in that level or not? is it unclear now. >> reporter: there is a lot of debate about that. he has a very passionate and populist base. he has shown very strong numbers in both iowa and new hampshire. he now heads into two very difficult races for him. in south carolina, it could be a really tough state for him. his anti-war stance may not resonate well with the large military community down there. then in florida, you need a lot of money and a big organization in order to make your way through that state. he may focus his efforts instead on nevada. i think he faces a rough road. there is no question his folks feel that he certainly has done a lot for his campaign, his issues. in terms of his future, that remains a little unclear. >> one of the things that might help mitt romney is that at this point, everybody else is still in the race. do we expect any changes based on what we saw in new hampshire? >> the one person you would wonder about is
right now. him finishing in second, does that put him in that level or not? is it unclear now. >> reporter: there is a lot of debate about that. he has a very passionate and populist base. he has shown very strong numbers in both iowa and new hampshire. he now heads into two very difficult races for him. in south carolina, it could be a really tough state for him. his anti-war stance may not resonate well with the large military community down there. then in florida, you need a lot of...
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right man for the right time of. >> reporter: romney's campaign is keeping laser focus on tuesday's primary in michigan. a loss in romney's homestate where his father once served as governor would hurt his image as the likely gop nominee. >> i think i can fight real hard and come from behind and i think with my plan to get america working again. >> reporter: former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is showing no signs of giving up but seems to be losing steam as his poll numbers fall following an unrewarding debate and recent comments he's had to defend. >> president obama once said he wants every american to go to college. what a snob. i understand why he wants you to go to college. he wants to remake you in his image. we're going to need upgraded skills for people to be able to go and operate that machinery and do the things necessary, but it doesn't mean you have to go to a four year college degree of. >> reporter: pops in michigan show a dead heat -- polls in michigan show a dead heat between romney and santorum. the other two republican candidates are taking slightly different
right man for the right time of. >> reporter: romney's campaign is keeping laser focus on tuesday's primary in michigan. a loss in romney's homestate where his father once served as governor would hurt his image as the likely gop nominee. >> i think i can fight real hard and come from behind and i think with my plan to get america working again. >> reporter: former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is showing no signs of giving up but seems to be losing steam as his poll...
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. >> it's fair to ask the question, is ann romney the right person to be advising him on that when she had a much more privileged version of a stay at home life. >> president obama is showing ann romney support. rosen's comments were the wrong thing to say and adding that candidate spouses should not be criticized. in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >>> president obama's reelection campaign rereleased years of his old tax returns. it's a move to pressure mitt romney to do the same. the report shows the president paid more than $160,000 in federal taxes on earnings of almost $800,000 last year. about half of the first family's income is the president's salary. the rest comes from sales of president obama's books. >>> the strategist who sparked that fire storm for saying mitt romney's wife never worked a day in her life has since apologized to ann romney. and all stay at home moms. many democrats tried to distance themselves from rosen following her comments. the president defended ann romney. >> i don't have a lot of patience for commentary about the spouses of political candidate
. >> it's fair to ask the question, is ann romney the right person to be advising him on that when she had a much more privileged version of a stay at home life. >> president obama is showing ann romney support. rosen's comments were the wrong thing to say and adding that candidate spouses should not be criticized. in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >>> president obama's reelection campaign rereleased years of his old tax returns. it's a move to pressure mitt romney...
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i think it would have been much more effective had the video been first, and then mitt romney right after. >> i'm sure with hindsight, that's how they would do things, if they can do them again. >> that's probably right. and the fact is that i think they were thrilled to have clint eastwood there and certainly he was warmly received by the delegates. but the issue last night was to make sure mitt romney had his moment in the sun, and anything that broke the momentum toward that i think undercut what we were trying to achieve. having said that -- >> bob, part of the problem, and i think we're spending too much time talking about clint eastwood and not enough time talking about mitt romney. that's part of the problem. when you come out of a convention like that, you want to be talking about solely about mitt romney. and i think the video would have done that. you lost the momentum. >> gentlemen, unfortunately, i have to wrap it up here. i do suspect, though, we will see that video more featured in commercials and all that kind of thing. bob walker in tampa -- >> i think so, too. >> thank yo
i think it would have been much more effective had the video been first, and then mitt romney right after. >> i'm sure with hindsight, that's how they would do things, if they can do them again. >> that's probably right. and the fact is that i think they were thrilled to have clint eastwood there and certainly he was warmly received by the delegates. but the issue last night was to make sure mitt romney had his moment in the sun, and anything that broke the momentum toward that i...
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amendment rights of american people. >> reporter: but romney has yet to say where he stands on a big gun issue dominating the trayvon martin shootings, stand your ground laws. gun owners are concerned the laws could be abolished since george zimmerman is using stand your ground as a defense. >> you know, we need a president who will enforce current laws, not create new ones that only serve to burden lawful gun owners. >> reporter: florida is one of 25 states to have stand your ground laws. in florida the law allows police to decide if they believe a shooter acted in self- defense. >> these laws incentivize vigilantism. >> reporter: in texas reverend jackson is calling to an end to stand your ground laws. >> take the law in your own hand. that's beneath the civility of a great nation. >> reporter: while florida remains at the center of the nation's attention, president obama himself arrived there friday but to talk about the economy. onomy. >> we can build an economy where everybody gets fair shot. >> reporter: the president who would not address the trayvon martin shooting said if he
amendment rights of american people. >> reporter: but romney has yet to say where he stands on a big gun issue dominating the trayvon martin shootings, stand your ground laws. gun owners are concerned the laws could be abolished since george zimmerman is using stand your ground as a defense. >> you know, we need a president who will enforce current laws, not create new ones that only serve to burden lawful gun owners. >> reporter: florida is one of 25 states to have stand your...
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frontrunners rick perry and mitt romney traded jabs. >> michael dukakis created jobs three times fast are than you did, mitt. >> well, as a matter of fact, george bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate than you did, governor. >> tea party favorite michelle bachmann did not shine like she did in the last debate. herman kaine used the spotlight to call if a revamp of the tax code. the debt super committee meets today for the first time. >>> we're talking about the rain this morning and what we've had over the last few days that is causing major problems this morning. so tony has your full forecast when we come back. >>> please dope do what they people are doing right now -- please don't do what they people are doing right now. if you see two cars stuck in high water, they didn't make it. don't try it yourself. we'll have more coming up. hey guys, what can i get for you? i would like a decaf 360 calories please and a piece of the 440 calories. and for you? i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you want the 40 whipped calories on that? uh, you know what... i'l
frontrunners rick perry and mitt romney traded jabs. >> michael dukakis created jobs three times fast are than you did, mitt. >> well, as a matter of fact, george bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate than you did, governor. >> tea party favorite michelle bachmann did not shine like she did in the last debate. herman kaine used the spotlight to call if a revamp of the tax code. the debt super committee meets today for the first time. >>> we're talking...
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right now. all of that could have gusts to 60. temperatures significantly warmer. 15 to 20 more so than yesterday morning. and right now, they're in the 60s and 70s. monika samtani. >> yes. >> get out now and most areas you can probably beat the rain at least here in the metro. >>> that's good to know. but take it easy still. because we've got a lot of leaves on the roadways. and also a lot of deer out early this morning as well. at least i noticed that so keep that in mind. other than that of course it's friday morning which means volumes are light. although there's one ongoing incident. it's two tractor-trailers involved in a crash in gainesville. on the inbound side of route 29. it's right out here after route 15. so you can use route 15 as your alternate route to get through 66. and work your way around that way. or one lane is getting by the accident scene so you'll be slow, but you can get through. let's take a live look outside and show you what it looks like here. this is 66 at the beltw
right now. all of that could have gusts to 60. temperatures significantly warmer. 15 to 20 more so than yesterday morning. and right now, they're in the 60s and 70s. monika samtani. >> yes. >> get out now and most areas you can probably beat the rain at least here in the metro. >>> that's good to know. but take it easy still. because we've got a lot of leaves on the roadways. and also a lot of deer out early this morning as well. at least i noticed that so keep that in...
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right now, romney maintains a large lead with 568 delegates. santorum trails with 273 followed by gingrich at 135 and 50 for ron paul. without a strong showing in wisconsin in particular, many believe santorum doesn't stand a chance. with wins tomorrow, romney would have more than half the delegates needed to be the republican nominee. >> thank you. >>> to another top stories we are following this morning. police are expected to release new information today about their investigation into several weekend shootings. a total of four people were killed and six hurt in prince george's county in d.c. they happened in hyattsville, forestville, lewisdale, suitland, landover and northwest d.c. so far, there has only been one arrest in this cases in the shooting in d.c. police in prince george's county say they are close to make arrests in some of their cases from the weekend. >>> the company being blamed for a massive credit security breach is expected to hold a news conference later on this morning. more than 10 million accounts may have been compromi
right now, romney maintains a large lead with 568 delegates. santorum trails with 273 followed by gingrich at 135 and 50 for ron paul. without a strong showing in wisconsin in particular, many believe santorum doesn't stand a chance. with wins tomorrow, romney would have more than half the delegates needed to be the republican nominee. >> thank you. >>> to another top stories we are following this morning. police are expected to release new information today about their...
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mitt romney is the devil they don't. they haven't made up their mind about him one way or the other right now. >> meantime the obama campaign is blasting an old video making new rounds on the cable networks and the internet. >> the federal response after katrina was similar to the response we saw after the riots in l.a. you know what happened. bobby knows what happens. people in washington, they wake up. they're surprised. there is poverty in our midst. >> the video shows then senator obama in 2007 giving a speech to african-american clergy at hampton university. conservative critic say mr. obama's speech was full of racially charged rhetoric especially in you can tag about the bush administration's response to hurricane katrina. the web site the daily caller claims to have uncovered the video and posted the entire speech online tuesday. the associated press, local teach stations and fox news did cover the speech at the time it was given. >>> presidential debate starts tonight at 9:00. can you catch it right here live on
mitt romney is the devil they don't. they haven't made up their mind about him one way or the other right now. >> meantime the obama campaign is blasting an old video making new rounds on the cable networks and the internet. >> the federal response after katrina was similar to the response we saw after the riots in l.a. you know what happened. bobby knows what happens. people in washington, they wake up. they're surprised. there is poverty in our midst. >> the video shows then...
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this is chicago right. >> polls show that romney should do well tomorrow but rick santorum is not far behind. allison. >> tony there are an estimated 500,000 black churches in america, and over 5 million unregistered voters inside the black church empowerment movement is a new initiative aimed at getting 1 million people to vote this is being led by a maryland pastor with more information is that pastor, reverend bryant pastor of empowerment temple in baltimore good morning thanks for coming in. >> good to be here. >> this is a huge under taking you are trying to register voters one million slow voters on easter -- one million voters on easter sunday. >> yes we are asking every church whether it is a mega church or store front church to register 20 people we are merging the movement with technology they will be able to do it through their smart phone asking every pastor to just pause, lead their congregation, while the choir is singing for a 3 minute run through and i think if we get everybody mobilized, it is going to happen. >> i got to ask the simple question of the decade, why are
this is chicago right. >> polls show that romney should do well tomorrow but rick santorum is not far behind. allison. >> tony there are an estimated 500,000 black churches in america, and over 5 million unregistered voters inside the black church empowerment movement is a new initiative aimed at getting 1 million people to vote this is being led by a maryland pastor with more information is that pastor, reverend bryant pastor of empowerment temple in baltimore good morning thanks...
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this message. >>> all right. this morning, high school marching bands, antique cars, fire trucks and many more are getting ready inform head down to the streets. >> 74th year, the labor day parade hits the streets today. and julie is the host. you join us with a guest about giving back to the community. and so are you. good to see you this labor day. >> reporter: good morning. how are you? >> good morning. >> i'm excited to be here. >> i'm excited. >> you have four mcdonalds here. >> four stores in the montgomery county. >> why did you pick to be the host of your four franchise? >> i don't have a choice as to where i have my stores. it's up to the corporation. but i have my presence. i would like to be in montgomery county. the opportunity came to purchase these stores, it was like a dream come true for us. so we have four restaurants with my wife in montgomery county. and two of them in the city of gaithersburg. and we are fortunate and very proud to have these restaurants in this community with the family and l
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. >> reporter: on fox this afternoon, romney clarified. >> the problem right now is you see in this country, so many people have fallen into poverty that they're not paying taxes. they have to rely on government. the right course to help them is not just to have government handing out but government helping people to get back to good jobs. >> reporter: more than 16 million seniors are exempt from income taxes. the white house said president obama does not see them as irresponsible or victims. >> he certainly doesn't think the middle class families are paying too little in taxes. >> reporter: romney did say something both sides think. the race is down to 5% to 10% of vote here's could decide based on who they like more. now the question is, have romney's new rereleased private remarks made him more or less likable? steve handelsman, news4. >>> republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan is in virginia speaking at a rally at christopher newport university at newsroom news. congressman ryan will be in virginia tomorrow when he is scheduled to speak at a small business that grew out of a mac
. >> reporter: on fox this afternoon, romney clarified. >> the problem right now is you see in this country, so many people have fallen into poverty that they're not paying taxes. they have to rely on government. the right course to help them is not just to have government handing out but government helping people to get back to good jobs. >> reporter: more than 16 million seniors are exempt from income taxes. the white house said president obama does not see them as...
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. >> all right, tucker. thank you very much. president barack obama and mitt romney will take center stage tonight in denver for the first of three presidential debates. the candidates are expected to focus on domestic issues, particularly the economy during the debate. there are nine electoral votes up for grabs in colorado making it a key prize for both candidates. you can watch the first presidential debate right here on fox 5. it starts at 9:00 tonight live from denver. >>> our other top stories, a rough ride for the vice president. the pilot of air force two had to delay landing two times yesterday because of bad weather. the white house saws the pilot had a miss ad approach during thunderstorms at charlotte international airport. it caused mr. biden to be late for a campaign event and then later, rain and fog forced his plane to land at dulles international rather than andrews air force base. >>> the nats defeated the phillies 4-2. >>> the former governor of california, arnold schwarzenegger, was in d.c. last night promoti
. >> all right, tucker. thank you very much. president barack obama and mitt romney will take center stage tonight in denver for the first of three presidential debates. the candidates are expected to focus on domestic issues, particularly the economy during the debate. there are nine electoral votes up for grabs in colorado making it a key prize for both candidates. you can watch the first presidential debate right here on fox 5. it starts at 9:00 tonight live from denver. >>>...
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. >> all right. thank you. >>> meanwhile, mitt romney winds yesterday's primary in the caribbean. and he is hoping to solidify his front runner status tomorrow in illinois. he won more than 80% of the vote. that allows to take all the 20 delegates at stake yesterday. the win might help him with latinos who live in the state in november, but puerto rico cannot vote in the general election. >>> other headlines, police are on the hunt for the suspect involved in a deadly stabbing involved in northeast dc. this happened yesterday morning on 12th street. according to police, a man in his 30s was stabbed inside the nightclub and later died at that time hospital. officers say the police chief is reviewing a request to issue a 96-hour club closure while the investigation continues. >>> dc residents and city leaders are outraged after attacks on members of the gay community. friends are planning a march and benefit to raise awareness to what police are calling hate crimes. two gay men and a transgender woman were hurt last week. an organizer of the benefit says he is overwhelmed by the amo
. >> all right. thank you. >>> meanwhile, mitt romney winds yesterday's primary in the caribbean. and he is hoping to solidify his front runner status tomorrow in illinois. he won more than 80% of the vote. that allows to take all the 20 delegates at stake yesterday. the win might help him with latinos who live in the state in november, but puerto rico cannot vote in the general election. >>> other headlines, police are on the hunt for the suspect involved in a deadly...
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mitt romney is. >> all right. thank you, tom fitzgerald. >>> and? breaking news now. george zimmerman's attorney announced they lost track of the client and are no longer reing him. zimmerman's lawyer said he stopped talking to them on sunday and they don't know why and zimmerman admitted to shooting trayvon martin. the attorneys said that zimmerman contacted sean hannity of fox news directly but don't know what they talked about. the final straw came with another phone call. >> and we heard that george contacted the prosecutor's office directly, one of the things every defense attorney tells the client is don't talk to the prosecutors or cops. don't talk to anybody until we get control of the situation and get it through couple. we were astonished and should had some conversation back and forth at the special prosecutor's office. >> and that special prosecutor will decide if he will face any charges. >>> following new developments in the case of the 6-year-old who accidentally shot himself to death yesterday. the boy found a gun in the backpack belonging to raymond b
mitt romney is. >> all right. thank you, tom fitzgerald. >>> and? breaking news now. george zimmerman's attorney announced they lost track of the client and are no longer reing him. zimmerman's lawyer said he stopped talking to them on sunday and they don't know why and zimmerman admitted to shooting trayvon martin. the attorneys said that zimmerman contacted sean hannity of fox news directly but don't know what they talked about. the final straw came with another phone call....
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right now, mitt romney has momentum. the polls are showing momentum, and there is another side to the media story, the president has an electoral firewall and certain states are leaning toward the president. therefore no matter how much momentum he has, he may not get to 270 electoral votes and that is a perfect media narrative the last two weeks and keeps everyone watching. >> and light talk to the young voters. your reaction to the debate. who won or loss? >> i agree with the professor, obama won on debate points but mitt romney won on style, messaging and politicking and you heard him agree with the president. get us out of the wars and i think that resonated with a lot of people. all right. >> i would agree. the president did win, but i wouldn't say mitt romney lost either. he came across as very professional and which i think is helping him. i think the people expected president to come out with a win from this debate because the topic was foreign policy. >> it was a decisive victory for him. on a lot of polls, even
right now, mitt romney has momentum. the polls are showing momentum, and there is another side to the media story, the president has an electoral firewall and certain states are leaning toward the president. therefore no matter how much momentum he has, he may not get to 270 electoral votes and that is a perfect media narrative the last two weeks and keeps everyone watching. >> and light talk to the young voters. your reaction to the debate. who won or loss? >> i agree with the...
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. >> right now, romney has more than twice as many presumed delegates as rick santorum. >>> the u.s.s. enterprise is making its last voyage. the aircraft carrier left virginia yesterday and is heading for the strait of hormuz. the crew will answer the strain of threats from iran to close that strait. the enterprise has a 52-year history. it is the first aircraft carrier ever deployed. >>> so how much is it costing you to fill up your gas tank? coming up next, more pain at the pump. but we could see some relief. let's hope. >> let's hope so. we'll explain why prices could fall soon. >> we've got a day that is not going to be too bad temperature- wise. the temperatures are on the rise across our area. so brace yourself. we have a warm-up in the five- day forecast. i'll be back with more details and we'll be back with more news after this break. this br. we believe keeping kids healthy can start with healthy hands. with the lysol no-touch hand soap system healthy hands can be automatic. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. >>> welcome back. it is coming up on 4:45
. >> right now, romney has more than twice as many presumed delegates as rick santorum. >>> the u.s.s. enterprise is making its last voyage. the aircraft carrier left virginia yesterday and is heading for the strait of hormuz. the crew will answer the strain of threats from iran to close that strait. the enterprise has a 52-year history. it is the first aircraft carrier ever deployed. >>> so how much is it costing you to fill up your gas tank? coming up next, more pain...
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can get the 1,144 delegates needed to secure the nomination out right. >>> 7 eleven convenience store baltimore county maryland sold a winning ticket, the final total showed the pot climbed to $656 million, before three winners won it all none have come forward officially but there is already controversy. maureen traveled to baltimore county to get the scoop. >> reporter: the woman who reportedly says she is holding that winning mega millions lottery ticket worked at this mcdonalds behind me in milford she is identified as 37-year- old wilson a haitian immigrant and single mother of seven she bought the ticket on her own after work friday her colleagues say it was bought as part of their pool where 15 people chipped in $5 each and employee says the owner gave her $5 additional to buy more tickets for the pool as she headed homefriday the controversy is growing but a friend of hers says he doesn't think she would stiff her colleagues from the money. >> i am hearing them buzzing around yeah, i don't know they keeping a tight lip about it, so if she won good for her you know, god bless h
can get the 1,144 delegates needed to secure the nomination out right. >>> 7 eleven convenience store baltimore county maryland sold a winning ticket, the final total showed the pot climbed to $656 million, before three winners won it all none have come forward officially but there is already controversy. maureen traveled to baltimore county to get the scoop. >> reporter: the woman who reportedly says she is holding that winning mega millions lottery ticket worked at this...
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>> the momentum is with mitt romney right now. that's where we would want to be. the thing is some of these national numbers are not as meaningful as they might seem because you have states that are going to vote for obama. that shows up in the national data. what you have to look at in the swing state. the states that's really going to determine the elector call college vote. there's a poll out this week that shows romney up by four points in pennsylvania. it's a republican poll but that's been accurate in the past. and the field momentum in pennsylvania is pretty considerable. so i think mitt romney is on a roll and large part because people got introduced to the real mitt romney and like what they saw. >> how big of a game changer were these debates? >> i think the debates give the candidates an opportunity to talk to the american people directly. this is an election where we're having clear choices on what you want to do. president obama has laid out how he wants to work and dealing with the deficit and dealing with the economy and how we go through this whole
>> the momentum is with mitt romney right now. that's where we would want to be. the thing is some of these national numbers are not as meaningful as they might seem because you have states that are going to vote for obama. that shows up in the national data. what you have to look at in the swing state. the states that's really going to determine the elector call college vote. there's a poll out this week that shows romney up by four points in pennsylvania. it's a republican poll but...
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it looks like temperatures are headed right back for the mid 90s. we'll talk about the weekend and more with the full forecast. >> economic out the rundown. check out the rundown. we're back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. [ male announcer ] ololympic tennis players bob and mike bryan are always on the move. so they can't get to the bank to deposit a check. instead, they use citibank mobile check deposit. it's easy. they just snap a pic... ♪ hit send... and their checks are deposited right to their account. well almost all of their checks. stand back. seriously? [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. i hear you're having a tough day, so i brought you a freshly made sandwich. you made me a sandwich? no, dunkin' did. but i wrote the note. dunkin' bakery sandwiches are freshly made just for you. grab a turkey cheddar bacon sandwich today. america runs on dunkin'. real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you r
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there's all kinds of issues because romney was dragged, kicking and screaming to the right. he was dragged. he had to go all the way right and make the believers of a lot of people that he was a true conservative. i speculate there's an awful lot of footage to use this fall. however, i reiterate the point. what you will see now, romney has no problem becoming that moderate, that center left candidate. because that's fund mentally what he is. this is the massachusetts governor. so if brendan wants to say well, romney will have trouble running toward the center to catch up with obama, that's a tough argument because this guy is very, very adept at running left. he's done that all of his republican life. >> conservatives didn't like him because they were afraid he would do this. this is the moment his aide said. this guy will try to start all over again and really then when you don't have a core, that's why people don't like him. if you look at abc news, obama's like ability rating was 2-1 over romney. that's a huge advantage. >> let me jump in. when you don't have a core, but
there's all kinds of issues because romney was dragged, kicking and screaming to the right. he was dragged. he had to go all the way right and make the believers of a lot of people that he was a true conservative. i speculate there's an awful lot of footage to use this fall. however, i reiterate the point. what you will see now, romney has no problem becoming that moderate, that center left candidate. because that's fund mentally what he is. this is the massachusetts governor. so if brendan...
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all right, gary mcgrady, thank you for theup date tonight. >>> republican presidential nominee mitt romney is campaigning in indiana while his running mate paul ryan is getting ready to deliver his acceptance speech at the gop convention. craig bosswell has the latest. >> reporter: we're under two hours before getting things underway here. the band behind us and warming up. you can hear that. a day after the republicans officially nominated mitt romney, they're reaching out to three key voting blocks. mitt romney makes a day trip to -- as speakers at the gop convention in tampa talk defense and foreign affairs. >> you defended our country and now we have to figure what we want to live on. >> my administration will not cut more than a trillion dollars. >> reporter: marco rubio, a top hispanic voice in the party is spoking about immigration. the platform takes a tough stance and adds a guest worker program and that begins by recognizing a million people a year jim great to the united states permanently. >> reporter: mrs. romney is attending a fund raiser called women for romney. >> and we're
all right, gary mcgrady, thank you for theup date tonight. >>> republican presidential nominee mitt romney is campaigning in indiana while his running mate paul ryan is getting ready to deliver his acceptance speech at the gop convention. craig bosswell has the latest. >> reporter: we're under two hours before getting things underway here. the band behind us and warming up. you can hear that. a day after the republicans officially nominated mitt romney, they're reaching out to...
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it's not his personality. >> right. >> the tough part about romney, he has changed so many positions that i'm not endorsing one or the other but he has changed so many positions so many times that he really -- lindsay graham says he is passion deficit. romney i don't think believes in anything. gingrich is passionate. newt believes everything he has said. he has been a conservative 40 years, 60 years. it's easy for him. he doesn't have to think and plan. >> people thought it was inevitable that he was going for the nominee. in the polls he polled strongest against obama. you weaken that with the loss in south carolina. his people think they can restore it in florida and he can win florida and right the ship. if gingrich can win florida which i think is possible, probably a long shot, that is tough for romney. >> florida has six, seven tough markets. newt doesn't have the organization in place. romney has the money and organization. after south carolina the race goes national. now the national race, virginia, nevada, florida. it's all over the place, missouri, maine, it's national. it
it's not his personality. >> right. >> the tough part about romney, he has changed so many positions that i'm not endorsing one or the other but he has changed so many positions so many times that he really -- lindsay graham says he is passion deficit. romney i don't think believes in anything. gingrich is passionate. newt believes everything he has said. he has been a conservative 40 years, 60 years. it's easy for him. he doesn't have to think and plan. >> people thought it...
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we'll be right back. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... >>> welcome to off the wall. wisdom martin and dave ross fighting like ozzie guillen and bryce harper with a baseball bat. >> what is that all about. the unwritten rules of baseball. we talk about this all the time. here we go with a 19-year-old. i guess ozzie guillen thought he had too much pine tar. he lost it. no 19-year-old kid is going to show me up. have you a problem with this. davie johnson had to intervene. >> this is much ado about nothing. ozzie guillen blows his top on a regular basis. he is ozzie being ozzie. >> he's seep this from bryce harper. he is showing a bat to a guy in major league baseball for 20 years. >> a little difference. >> no, you get that later. you don't need that right now. show him what you're made out of. >> you say do your thing. >>
we'll be right back. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... >>> welcome to off the wall. wisdom martin and dave ross fighting like ozzie guillen and bryce harper with a baseball bat. >> what is that all about. the unwritten rules of baseball. we...
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i think he is over his head. >> reporter: ron paul is running right behind romney. >> ron paul's supporters are intensely motivated. they are absolutely certain that he is a political messiah that will solve all of our problems. >> reporter: newt gingrich is hoping last-minute support will give him a boost while rick perry is not giving up the fight. >> i will make you this one pact. you have my back tomorrow at the caucuses and i'll have your back for the next four years in washington, d.c. >> reporter: michelle bachmann is almost admitting she faces long odds. >> we are going to see a miracle. >> reporter: while rick santorum is hoping to really shake up the race. >> i know a lot of people make light of the iowa caucuses but as you will see tomorrow night, it will have a huge impact on this race. >> reporter: perhaps the biggest impact of all, some analysts suggest, is that the caucuses will ultimately help weed out a very crowded field. >> i think that several of them after iowa will have exhausted themselves, used up their resources, will not have done very well here and will decide thi
i think he is over his head. >> reporter: ron paul is running right behind romney. >> ron paul's supporters are intensely motivated. they are absolutely certain that he is a political messiah that will solve all of our problems. >> reporter: newt gingrich is hoping last-minute support will give him a boost while rick perry is not giving up the fight. >> i will make you this one pact. you have my back tomorrow at the caucuses and i'll have your back for the next four...
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president obama and governor romney will go right back at it this monday in their final debate before election day where they will discuss foreign we have a new show debuting as a election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 will focus on local and national candidates and circumstances during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts monday at 6:30:00 p.m. right here on fox 5. >>> a bombshell report involving the boy scouts and child sex abuse. details of what is being exposed as we check more headlines. >> an amazing tale of self- defense when a 12-year-old girl home alone hides from appear intruder. we'll share that story coming up next. it is now 5:07. we'll be right back. but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. marywe invest in them.umber o
president obama and governor romney will go right back at it this monday in their final debate before election day where they will discuss foreign we have a new show debuting as a election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 will focus on local and national candidates and circumstances during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts monday at 6:30:00 p.m. right here on fox 5. >>> a bombshell report involving the boy scouts and child sex abuse. details of what is being...
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he and his family are in the area on vacation right now and yesterday, romney met with top advisors. om knee's aide in charge of overseeing his vp pick was among those at the meeting. >>> friday storms sent people rushing for supplies of gas, food and also flashlights. but there is something else that took a hard hit. and now the red cross says they need blood. the need for blood donations is even more urgent. we'll be right back. e5Ñé >>> giving blood is something a lot of us mean to do but time gets away from us. >> beth parker as a report. >> reporter: when you see a sign like this one, you is should give it some thought. what is happening upstars in this building could save a life. last week the american red cross issued a nationwide emergency appeal. >> we are really in a very desperate kind of a situation right now. >> reporter: the blood supply was running low and the 4th of july holiday would not help. they had gotten people's attention though. >> locally, we were starting to build momentum. >> reporter: then came this. >> many of our blood drives and two of our donor crept
he and his family are in the area on vacation right now and yesterday, romney met with top advisors. om knee's aide in charge of overseeing his vp pick was among those at the meeting. >>> friday storms sent people rushing for supplies of gas, food and also flashlights. but there is something else that took a hard hit. and now the red cross says they need blood. the need for blood donations is even more urgent. we'll be right back. e5Ñé >>> giving blood is something a lot of...
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one of the questions we'll have is do you think this was all done to try to beat you and mitt romney? it will be interesting to hearing from ryan. >> we also look forward to the interview with dan pfeiffer as well. >> and it's still foggy here. >> thank you, we'll let gwen tolbart know. volcanic activity in mexico to threaten the homes of 25 million people. the country's national disaster prevention center is monitoring the volcano after it began spewing ash and gas a week ago. an estimated 50,000 residents from nearby villages are already preparing for a possible evacuation. some have already been given face masks and informed of evacuation routes. >> no volcanic ash here but chris wallace, the wannabe weatherman. >> i want to tell chris, mother nature is sharing that fog, everybody is dealing with it this morning. very much reduced visibility out there. be careful if you're heading out anywhere. let's take a look at our maps and show you what's going on. the clouds in full force across our area, take a look to the south. a lot of precipitation, and that's all headed our way in the c
one of the questions we'll have is do you think this was all done to try to beat you and mitt romney? it will be interesting to hearing from ryan. >> we also look forward to the interview with dan pfeiffer as well. >> and it's still foggy here. >> thank you, we'll let gwen tolbart know. volcanic activity in mexico to threaten the homes of 25 million people. the country's national disaster prevention center is monitoring the volcano after it began spewing ash and gas a week...
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a massachusetts woman walked right off a train platform while carrying her 4-year-old son. it happened at a stop in cambridge monday evening. the mom and child landed on the tracks. two other passengers immediately jumped down to help them. the woman says she couldn't see where she was going and she thought the train that was stopped on the other side of the tracks was at her platform. fortunately no one was hurt here. >>> mosquitoes are causing panic in texas and we have a warning for metro riders this weekend. laura evans has your fox 5 top five. >> if you ride metro, you may worth to add some time to your commute this weekend. no. 5, the vienna, dunn loring and west falls church station on the orange line are closed until monday morning. buses will replace trains between vienna and east falls church and singing tracking on the red line. no. 4, the state of maryland wants public input on hospital policy breastfeeding recommendations. the hospital may recommend giving newborns only breast milk unless medically indicated and not allowing pacifiers or artificial nipples to b
a massachusetts woman walked right off a train platform while carrying her 4-year-old son. it happened at a stop in cambridge monday evening. the mom and child landed on the tracks. two other passengers immediately jumped down to help them. the woman says she couldn't see where she was going and she thought the train that was stopped on the other side of the tracks was at her platform. fortunately no one was hurt here. >>> mosquitoes are causing panic in texas and we have a warning for...
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. >>> i think jim is right, in this iowa situation, lady gaga couldn't have given romney a race here. the fact is, three quarters of the voters of iowa did not want this guy his problem going into new hampshire his numbers have been so huge in new hampshire even if that gap is narrowed adds jim says it will be -- as jim says it will be tough for him. santorum, won this thing without any tv ads, he had as jim said no money he will have money now but it will take awhile for it to percolate and south carolina may be the place where this stuff starts to relate. >> if the battle for president was decided by twitter followers, lady gaga would be elected and in the white house no doubt about it. from the democrat side democrats have to love the fact that another republican is getting the headlines as we continue to share this among so many people. >> the other thing that happened, if you break down the votes, romney did very badly, compared to four years ago, in independence these folks are not buying into this. this was a reluctant vote, folks are casting i think in other words oh, well, ro
. >>> i think jim is right, in this iowa situation, lady gaga couldn't have given romney a race here. the fact is, three quarters of the voters of iowa did not want this guy his problem going into new hampshire his numbers have been so huge in new hampshire even if that gap is narrowed adds jim says it will be -- as jim says it will be tough for him. santorum, won this thing without any tv ads, he had as jim said no money he will have money now but it will take awhile for it to...
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we'll be right back. [ romney ] this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at risk. the romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families. north american energy independence. create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. but it makes millions off west marylanders every year. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney now they're running dishonest ads. why? because voting for question seven is a vote to build a... world-class resort casino in maryland. creating thousands of jobs and... ...according to the official department of legislative... services, hundreds of millions for our schools. while saving taxpayer money by cutting casino subsidies. question seven. good jobs and bet
we'll be right back. [ romney ] this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at risk. the romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families. north american energy...
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: well t key state is ohio you are exactly right romney has won four in a row won washington state last night wyoming as you mentioned michigan and arizona he is on a built of a roll. santorum has to beat him in ohio i think where romney begins to separate himself from the field. ohio is a state that really is tailor made for santorum, blue collar, heavy evangelical vote, leading by double digits as we saw in michigan that lead is starting to evaporate, that is one of the keys. i have to point out santorum he is paying a price for having been so under funded a few months ago he may because of filing problems not be eligible for 18 of the 66 delegates, in ohio, just not able to even compete for them and of course we know he is not on the ballot in virginia which has 49 delegates he is paying the price for not having much of a campaign a few months ago. >> we also want to talk about the situation in afghanistan and iran, it is getting more fragile today you will speak with the services and what they can do. >>> the key isn't what congress does the key is what the president does the big ne
: well t key state is ohio you are exactly right romney has won four in a row won washington state last night wyoming as you mentioned michigan and arizona he is on a built of a roll. santorum has to beat him in ohio i think where romney begins to separate himself from the field. ohio is a state that really is tailor made for santorum, blue collar, heavy evangelical vote, leading by double digits as we saw in michigan that lead is starting to evaporate, that is one of the keys. i have to point...
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obama has bragging rights over mitt romney's wife ann. the nielsen company says 4 million more people watched the first lady's convention speech than watched mrs. romney. >>> the social media presence at both the democratic and republican conventions is soaring compared to previous years. in 2008, twitter reported a total of 360,000 tweets. this year, twitter is almost at 9 million tweets for the two party conventions and is expected to pass 10 million by the time the democrats wrap up their convention tonight. >>> checking some of the morning's other top stories for you now, a 12-year-old boy from port washington has entered an alford plea to involuntary manslaughter in the beating case of a 2-year-old girl, a foster child living with his family. in return, prosecutors dropped the more serious charges of second-degree murder. the boy's plea was not an admission of guilt but, rather, an acknowledgement that prosecutors had enough evidence to win the case in court. that little girl was found unresponsive in herfoster family's home. >>> d.c
obama has bragging rights over mitt romney's wife ann. the nielsen company says 4 million more people watched the first lady's convention speech than watched mrs. romney. >>> the social media presence at both the democratic and republican conventions is soaring compared to previous years. in 2008, twitter reported a total of 360,000 tweets. this year, twitter is almost at 9 million tweets for the two party conventions and is expected to pass 10 million by the time the democrats wrap up...
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so, i think it is really -- and of course, what is romney going to say yeah, that's right, of course he is going to have to come back and say yes, he is still on the list whether he is or isn't. no one knows. >> peter,. >> peter knows. >> what? are you holding back? >> the week after the president announces that he is going to put in place basically a version of the dream act which by the way rubio supported, and romney said he was going to veto, there is a little concern amongst the romney camp about the hispanic vote. the notion which probably, i hate to say it, probably what was going on, he was not asked for any of this, but let me tell you this week he was asked. i mean it was not like jim says you are not going to say he is off the list. that would be -- >> ease personally right now. >> -- especially right now. >> right. >> you know, i think romney is being a little too -- >> i don't want to dwell on it too much one reason i ask does it matter rubio pretty much made it clear he is not interested he wants to remain in senate, et cetera. >> you know, everybody is going to say tha
so, i think it is really -- and of course, what is romney going to say yeah, that's right, of course he is going to have to come back and say yes, he is still on the list whether he is or isn't. no one knows. >> peter,. >> peter knows. >> what? are you holding back? >> the week after the president announces that he is going to put in place basically a version of the dream act which by the way rubio supported, and romney said he was going to veto, there is a little...
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we'll be right back. [ romney ] this president can n ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at risk. the romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families. north american energy independence. create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >>> president barack obama and gop nominee mitt romney are back out on the campaign pain trail. this after taking yesterday off to honor the victims killed in the nerve terrorist attack. >> romney is back in florida today holding an event at his own campaign office in jacksonville. meanwhile, the president is heading to nevada where he is -- will deliver remarks to supporters at the cashman center in las vegas. >>> wear just eight weeks away fro
we'll be right back. [ romney ] this president can n ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at risk. the romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families. north american energy...
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we'll be right back. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] when a president doesn't tell the truth, how can we trust him to lead? the obama outsourcing attacks: "misleading, unfair and untrue." there was "no evidence" that mitt romney shipped jobs overseas. candidate obama lied about hillary clinton. so, shame on you, barack obama. [ male announcer ] but america expects more from a president. obama's dishonest campaign: another reason america has lost confidence in barack obama. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris on this thursday. my question is what are you doing saturday to celebrate? it is belgian national day, after all. you didn't know that? that's why we are live at the belgian embassy, where the ambassador has graciously invited us to come in and spend the morning. we're going to talk all about belgian heritage and how strong it is in the d.c. area. we'll be cooking up mussels and talk about belgian beer and chocolates and belgian waffles. something has to do it, right? i think it will be a good morning for me and my cre
we'll be right back. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] when a president doesn't tell the truth, how can we trust him to lead? the obama outsourcing attacks: "misleading, unfair and untrue." there was "no evidence" that mitt romney shipped jobs overseas. candidate obama lied about hillary clinton. so, shame on you, barack obama. [ male announcer ] but america expects more from a president. obama's dishonest campaign: another reason...